Manaus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2058
$765
🏠 One person rent
$407
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$683
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$532
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
36
😀 Quality of life
55
17
🏙️ Population
2.26M
1.48M

The cost of living in Manaus is 143% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6183rd and 9080th ($859 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Manaus ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5964th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.6
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5190
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$761
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$761
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$764
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$759
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$774
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$771
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$772
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$634
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$627
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$683
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$668
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$634
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$618
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$631
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$933
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$562
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$574
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$605
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$633
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$921
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$743
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$635
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$928
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$896
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$636
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$761
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$617
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1490
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$694
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1528
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$760
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$695
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$860
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$556

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617